Dear friends, The whole world has watched in horror as massive fires rage out of control in southern California.  While the ...

Have you heard about LaserSETI, a SETI Institute project to search for lasers originating from extraterrestrial intelligence?

SETI Institute In the News The SETI Institute is known for its groundbreaking work in the search for alien life and continues ...

The SETI Institute announces the 2024 SETI Forward Award recipients: Gabriella Rizzo and Pritvik Sinhadc. This year's ...

Credit: Big Ear Radio Observatory and North American AstroPhysical Observatory (NAAPO).The Wow! Signal has captivated the ...

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The application period for the 2025 William J. Welch Postdoc Fellowship is now closed. The SETI Institute will announce details and deadlines for 2026 in the fall of 2025. Advanced radio astronomy ...

Many people are surprised at the scope of the scientific research, educational programming, and outreach activities that are going on at the SETI Institute. In the latest issue of Explorer Magazine, ...

Dr. Ginny Gulick examines erosional features on Mars, looking for the tell-tale signs of running water in Mars’ geological history. Some of the meandering valley networks that lace the landscape may ...

The question “are we alone in the universe?” has fascinated people for centuries. In 1959 two Cornell University physicists described how we might answer that question through interstellar ...